You've Gotta Have Hat - Lacework CEO David Hatfield - Episode #63
Today we are going to be talking about security, scaling and leadership with one of the industry’s most successful leaders.
When Sandesh and I are talking with startups, they typically lack a critical piece in their path to success, someone to drive company culture and vision and to communicate that with both employees and customers. This is usually when you hear the phrase, “You just need someone like Hat, “ or, “If we only had Hat.” The Hat everyone is talking about is David Hatfield, co-CEO of the cloud security platform Lacework, which just raised and absolutely stunning $1.3B with an $8.3B valuation.
We first met Hat when he was President of Pure Storage which was the fastest growing tech company of all time at that point. It was obvious to us that he had something special, and there is a reason he is in such high demand. Hat is here to tell us about Lacework, their big raise and to fill us in on what it takes to be a great leader.
Welcome Hat.
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